'Helen Garner writes the best sentences in Australia. This collection of her n-fiction carries all the evidence one needs to back that judgement. It is a book that should be in the hands of anyone who wants to write . . . Even if you are a Garner fan, there will be something here to surprise you . . . Garner's prose is like a dry-stone wall in which every rock has been hefted in the hand, looked at hard and then placed with care into its proper slot . . . Her words have precise, apt meanings, especially the adjectives. Her verbs, workhorses of this prose, are stung, agile and fresh. The sentences roll and glide in pleasing rhythms. This is t fast food; it demands to be savoured.' Bulletin
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Text Publishing Co, The Text Publishing Company
ISBN-10
1921351845
ISBN-13
9781921351846
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96249093
Product Key Features
Author
Helen Garner
Format
B-Format Paperback, Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Anthologies
Genre
Anthologies
Dimensions
Weight
218g
Height
197mm
Width
129mm
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
Melbourne
Spine
19mm
First Published
2008
Prizes
Winner of Kibble Award for Literature 1997 (Australia) .
Author Biography
Helen Garner was born in Geelong in 1942, and has been writing and publishing since her first book, Monkey Grip, came out in 1977.
